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Message: [QUOTE="1974yankees, post: 5323140, member: 14003"] I totally respect your opinion. But, Re: Longevity Maya had her reasons for leaving/retiring early. Jim Brown probably had his reasons too. Many players in ALL sports seem to surpass the records/legacies of the real "goats" because they decide to play forever and sometimes they pad their numbers.... Baseball and football are perfect examples. How many running backs have surpassed Jim Brown in numbers because they played forever. Emmett Smith is a perfect example. But he was not better than Jim Brown. Same thing with people like Barry Bonds surpassing Hank Aaron. No way Bonds (who cheated) was better than Aaron. Or Ruth.. I think Diana made a huge mistake being on that last Olympic team at 42 years of age. She complained about not be allowed to play but she should have given up that spot to the younger kids in the first place. Just my thoughts. She accomplished everything on the court that was necessary so there was no reason why she couldn't have the class to let Clark or one of the other young kids get their chance. Diana had a lot of pull and a lot of say with regards to the sport. So she could have said let the young kids take my spot. Can you imagine someone on this board saying Diana had no class lol...(I am waiting for the insults and the how dare you's) That's how I feel about that Olympic situation. That's the difference between her and Maya in my opinion. God only knows how many records/championships/mvps/Olympic Gold medals Maya would have gotten had she stuck around.. She had a higher calling though no doubt in my mind. [/QUOTE]

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